Straight Outta Compton

~ Release by N.W.A (see all versions of this release, 6 available)

Annotation

Debut album on Ruthless/Priority.
Licensed by several labels for worldwide distribution, including 4th and Broadway/Island UK (cat: BRCD 534 / 842 442-2).

Art Direction: Helane Freeman.
Photography: Eric Poppleton.

Annotation last modified on 2010-05-11 05:58 UTC.

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
# Title Rating Length
1 Straight Outta Compton
4.65 4:19
2 Fuck tha Police
4.35 5:47
3 Gangsta Gangsta
4 5:37
4 If It Ain’t Ruff
4 3:34
5 Parental Discretion Iz Advised
3 5:16
6 8 Ball (remix)
3 4:53
7 Something Like That
3 3:36
8 Express Yourself
3.5 4:25
9 Compton’s N the House (remix)
3 5:21
10 I Ain’t tha 1
2 4:55
11 Dopeman (remix)
3 5:20
12 Quiet on tha Set
4 4:00
13 Something 2 Dance 2
4 3:23

Credits

CD 1

composer:
Ant Banks (track 11)
Leroy Bonner (track 3)
O’Shea Jackson (tracks 3, 11)
Marshall Jones (US bassist & songwriter, member of Ohio Players) (track 3)
Dedrick Rolison (track 11)
Ralph "Pee Wee" Middlebrooks (track 3)
Walter Morrison (track 3)
Andrew Noland (track 3)
Greg Webster (track 3)
Charles Wright (track 8)
Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer) (track 3)
Eazy‐E (track 3)
MC Ren (track 3)
lyricist:
O’Shea Jackson (tracks 3, 8)
Eazy‐E (track 3)
MC Ren (track 3)
producer:
Yella (US hip-hop/electro producer Antoine Carraby) (tracks 1–13)
Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer) (track 1)
vocals:
O’Shea Jackson (tracks 1, 5)
The D.O.C. (US rapper & N.W.A member Tracy Curry) (track 5)
Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer) (track 5)
Eazy‐E (tracks 1, 5)
MC Ren (tracks 1, 5)
writer:
O’Shea Jackson (tracks 1–2, 10)
Randy Muller (track 10)
Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer) (tracks 1, 4)
Eazy‐E (track 1)
MC Ren (tracks 1–2, 4)
edits:
8 Ball (edit) by Evan Roth (track 6)
Comptons in the House (edit) by Evan Roth (track 9)
Dopeman (remix) (edit) by Evan Roth (track 11)
Fuck tha Police (edit) by Evan Roth (track 2)
Gangsta Gangsta (edit) by Evan Roth (track 3)
Parental Discretion Iz Advised (edit) by Evan Roth (track 5)
Something Like That (edit) by Evan Roth (track 7)
Straight Outta Compton (edit) by Evan Roth (track 1)
mash-ups:
Everyone’s Getting No Class by Psycosis (track 2)
In the House Tonight by dj BC (track 9)
Smells Like Compton (N.W.A. vs. Nirvana) (Best of Bootie 2005 DJ-mix) by Cheekyboy (track 1)
Straight Outta the Recycle Bin by RosalinaSama (track 1)
Weapon of Compton (N.W.A. vs. Fatboy Slim) by DJ Tripp (track 1)
sampled by:
Come on My Selector by Squarepusher (track 13)
Compton by Syndicate (track 1)
DP Gangsta by Snoop Dogg feat. C‐Murder & Eddie Griffin (track 3)
Gangsta, Gangsta by Beanie Sigel feat. Kurupt (track 3)
My Brother’s a Basehead by De La Soul (track 3)
Sa Prize, Part 2 by N.W.A (track 2)
Straight Outta Compton (MC DSP mix) by kid606 (track 1)
Street Knowledge (The Lost Track) by Doc Scott (track 1)
This Is the Remix by Girl Talk (track 1)
samples:
A Star in the Ghetto (12" edit) by Average White Band (track 4)
Amen, Brother by The Winstons (drums) (track 1)
Burn Rubber on Me by The Gap Band (effects) (track 1)
Dieueul-Dieuleul by Aby Ngana Diop (drum machine) (track 8)
Express Yourself by Charles Wright & The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band (track 8)
Funky Drummer, Part 1 by James Brown (track 2)
Get Me Back on Time, Engine #9 by Wilson Pickett (lead vocals) (track 1)
It's My Thing, Part 1 by Marva Whitney (track 2)
It's My Turn by Dezo Daz feat. DJ Slip (lead vocals) (track 1)
Rock Creek Park by The Blackbyrds (track 12)
Take Me to the Mardi Gras by Bob James (drums) (track 1)
The Message (Inspiration) by Brass Construction (track 10)
West Coast Poplock, Part 1 (vocal) by Ronnie Hudson & The Street People (lead vocals) (track 1)
You'll Like It Too by Funkadelic (drums) (track 1)
part of:
Fuck tha Police: 20 Songs Against Police Brutality (number: 1) (track 2)
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 417) (track 2)
has revision:
Express Yourself (track 8)
is the basis for:
Fuck the MPAA (track 2)
later translated versions:
Adieraz zaitez (track 8)
recording of:
8 Ball (track 6)
Compton’s N the House (track 9)
Dopeman (track 11)
Express Yourself (track 8)
Fuck tha Police (track 2)
Gangsta Gangsta (track 3)
I Ain’t tha 1 (track 10)
If It Ain’t Ruff (track 4)
Parental Discretion Iz Advised (track 5)
Quiet on tha Set (track 12)
Something 2 Dance 2 (track 13)
Something Like That (track 7)
Straight Outta Compton (track 1)

Release

executive producer: Eazy‐E
mastering: Brian Gardner (mastering engineer "Big Bass Brian")
Bernie Grundman
producer: Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer)
Yella (US hip-hop/electro producer Antoine Carraby)
remastered versions: Straight Outta Compton
Discogs: https://www.discogs.com/release/226968 [info]